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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Oh I see. My wife discovered Aperol spritz in

> Venice a month ago and I'd never heard of it.

>

> Now i see it advertised at Peckham Rye station.



There is a huge Italian influence in Rye Lane these days with Pizza readily available nearby..


Foxy

Jeremy Wrote:

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> "Ram and Special" is a thing at Young's pubs, I

> believe. Half a Special and a bottle of Ramrod.

>

> Not sure why.


From memories of a disreputable youth spent in the catchment area of Youngs' sadly now defunct brewery in Wandsworth, mainly the Green Man up on Putney Heath and the Half Moon down by the river, because it made one very reckless very quickly. Haven't had one for many years, it was reminiscent of Kingsley Amis' proposed beer advert - "Amis beer - makes you drunk."

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Ram rod is only 5% though... strong for an ale, I

> suppose...


I know, so theoretically adding it to 4.5% Special would only ramp up the alcohol content by .25% a pint, but it seemed to have a much greater effect than Special on its own or Ramrod on its own - same as snakebite always seems stronger than its constituent parts. Maybe it was psychological...or maybe the fact that in those long gone glory days ten pints in a night was perfectly doable!

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Forget the Ramrod and Special. That was for wimps.


Ah well, I don't mind being a wimp! I do remember at Christmas one switched to Winter Warmer (5%) and Old Nick (7%) - very merry!

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Seabag - "Kir Breton" is kinda like a posh

> snakebite... I can imagine the bespectacled masses

> in Peckham Refreshment Rooms would be all over

> that!


Gosh I remember snakebite & blackcurrant from my student union days! I think I'd probably quite like the more refined kir Breton version now.


Diesel in Scotland is something different I thought it was blueish/green in colour & had the ubiquitous 1980s blue curacao in it.


OP it's not even negroni anymore, it's *iced* negroni ;)

Hipster drink ruination, thy name is 'Pickleback'!


I like whiskey. I like pickled gherkins. But the combination I experienced in Hackney last week Is an abomination of both. One shot of whiskey (Jameson's - at least it wasn't decent stuff), chased by a shot of pickle brine. In case you're curious, I can assure you it tastes exactly how you would expect, involuntary gurn and all.

Yeah... what's that trendy bbq place in Soho called... went there soon after it opened and there were people in there downing shots of bourbon followed by a shot of pickle brine, probably blogging in real-time about how totally amazeballs it was. Waiter tried to get us to order it too... no frickin way...

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